In-vivo degradation of polyurethanes: Transmission-FTIR microscopic characterization of polyurethanes sectioned by cryomicrotomy

Biomaterials

Volumn 18, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 1387-1409

  McCarthy, Simon J ^a   Meijs, Gordon F ^a   Mitchell, Natasha ^a   Gunatillake, Pathiraja A ^a   Heath, Graeme ^a   Brandwood, Arthur ^a   Schindhelm, Klaus ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Cryomicrotomy; FTIR microscopy; Polyurethane

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMATERIALS; CHEMICAL BONDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROLYSIS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OXIDATION; SPECIMEN PREPARATION;

CRYOMICROTOMY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED MICROSCOPY;

POLYURETHANES;

BIOMER; POLYETHERURETHAN; POLYURETHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; IMPLANT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CRYOULTRAMICROTOMY; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; POLYURETHANES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0031281407     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(97)00083-5     Document Type: Article

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